Official Cup

BE COOL PALACE
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) BE COOL's Marios Kassianidis started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Alkis Athanasiou struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Giorgos Konstantellos didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kolopetinitsa. After some careless play in the BE COOL defense, Konstantinos Kazantzis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Giorgos Konstantellos. The BE COOL fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Giorgos Konstantellos should have stopped the shot. Giorgos Konstantellos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Konstantinos Kazantzis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the match, Lambros Karpodinis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giorgos Konstantellos. BE COOL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Lambros Karpodinis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. 13 minutes into the game, Konstantinos Kazantzis cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Giorgos Konstantellos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Giorgos Konstantellos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lambros Karpodinis in the 16th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alkis Athanasiou in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giorgos Konstantellos prevented the ball from getting in the gole. BE COOL's Giorgos Konstantellos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lambros Karpodinis in the 26th minute of play. If Konstantinos Kazantzis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. BE COOL's Giorgos Konstantellos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Konstantinos Kazantzis in the 29th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as BE COOL's Babbis Boumis slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Viktoras Samios. That made the score 1-3 after 32 minutes of play. In the 35thth minute of the game Lambros Karpodinis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but BE COOL's Giorgos Konstantellos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 38th minute of the game. One of Kolopetinitsa:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of BE COOL:s goal. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for BE COOL. Giotis Kidoniatis stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Viktoras Samios. 2-3. The BE COOL players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Kolopetinitsa were winning 2-3.

The wind increased when Lambros Karpodinis made the kick off in the second half. Lambros Karpodinis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 53rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Alkis Athanasiou kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Giorgos Konstantellos. That made the score 2-4 in the 56 minute of play. In the 59th minute of the match, Lambros Karpodinis tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Giorgos Konstantellos saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, BE COOL's Giorgos Konstantellos got control of the ball when Lambros Karpodinis tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 66th minute, Ntinos Kaltsidis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Babbis Boumis's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Viktoras Samios read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Giorgos Konstantellos made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lambros Karpodinis in the 71st minute. With a little luck, BE COOL's Giorgos Konstantellos got control of the ball when Lambros Karpodinis tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 79 minutes of play, Kolopetinitsa's Konstantinos Kazantzis made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Giorgos Konstantellos was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 82 minutes, Konstantinos Kazantzis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kolopetinitsa's supporters crossed their fingers, but Konstantinos Kazantzis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 83rd minute, Lambros Karpodinis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Giorgos Konstantellos. The goal made the score 2-6. 93 minutes into the match, Alkis Athanasiou had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Giorgos Konstantellos. BE COOL's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alkis Athanasiou was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-8. Lambros Karpodinis received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Giorgos Konstantellos came out and tried to block the shot, but Lambros Karpodinis slotted it home off the left post making it 2-9 in the 96th minute.